Last night I was lucky enough to go to the launch of Reading Arts Week. It was a great event, so full of people involved with or supporting local Arts. I was only there for an hour before I had to head off to a previous engagement but I got a sneaky peek of the art on display and I was so impressed.
Reading is lucky to have a wealth of artists, and the art I saw was so diverse. I really do recommend getting along to the Penta Hotel this weekend to take a look.
There are other events running this week:
Artists Place
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | 1pm - 6pm
Market Place (outside Nino’s), Reading Town Centre. This is an outdoor art market.
The Big Art Picnic
Friday 29 June 2012 | 2pm - 8pm
Caversham Court Gardens, Church Road, Caversham, Reading & Caversham Lock
More information can be found here, on Facebook and by following @Rdgartsweek on Twitter.

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23 Jun 2012
28 Feb 2012
Are you an artist in Reading? Read on......
As chair of the Arts Forum I have the privilege of meeting dedicated and enthusiastic artists and representatives of arts groups in Reading. Our meetings have so far been crammed with ideas and inspiration for arts in Reading.
Reading Arts Week is an annual event and artists in Reading are being invited to submit their work for this event. Despite an A Level in art, I don't think anything I have done would be worthy of exhibition but there are bound to be plenty of wonderful pieces waiting to be seen.
Submissions for Reading Arts Week launch tomorrow so why not go ahead and submit something?
For more information, please see the following press release.
27/02/2012
Reading Borough Council Press Release
Wednesday (29 February) sees the launch of this year's art work submissions for Reading Arts Week.
Local artists and artisans in Reading and surrounding area are invited to submit up to two original works of art for the annual community art exhibition and week long festival.
Submitting work into Reading Arts Week is open to anyone over the age of 16 living or working in the greater Reading area. You needn't be a professional established artist, may be you enjoy painting or taking photographs or are currently on a part-time creative course and would like to enter your work into the exhibition.
You can submit paintings, sculpture, photography, textiles, ceramics, furniture, glass, mosaics, jewellery and digital art including video.
Reading Arts Week is an annual event and artists in Reading are being invited to submit their work for this event. Despite an A Level in art, I don't think anything I have done would be worthy of exhibition but there are bound to be plenty of wonderful pieces waiting to be seen.
Submissions for Reading Arts Week launch tomorrow so why not go ahead and submit something?
For more information, please see the following press release.
27/02/2012
Reading Borough Council Press Release
Wednesday (29 February) sees the launch of this year's art work submissions for Reading Arts Week.
Local artists and artisans in Reading and surrounding area are invited to submit up to two original works of art for the annual community art exhibition and week long festival.
Submitting work into Reading Arts Week is open to anyone over the age of 16 living or working in the greater Reading area. You needn't be a professional established artist, may be you enjoy painting or taking photographs or are currently on a part-time creative course and would like to enter your work into the exhibition.
You can submit paintings, sculpture, photography, textiles, ceramics, furniture, glass, mosaics, jewellery and digital art including video.
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